with 25‚ 50 and 100-department instances which are taken from QAPLib. 1 Introduction Quadratic assignment problem (QAP) is firstly introduced by Koopmans and Beckman in 1957 [5]. It can be described as follows: given n×n matrices A = (aij ) and B = (bij ) where matrices represent flow and distance‚ respectively. Find a permutation π ∗ minimizing n n min f (π) Q π∈ (n) = i=1 j=1 aij bπi πj where (n) is the set of permutations of n elements [1]. Shani and Gonzalez have shown that QAP
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Estimating Price Elasticities with Theory-Based Priors Author(s): Alan L. Montgomery and Peter E. Rossi Source: Journal of Marketing Research‚ Vol. 36‚ No. 4‚ (Nov.‚ 1999)‚ pp. 413-423 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3151997 Accessed: 22/07/2008 16:25 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions
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17/07/2012 University of Nairobi - Degree Programmes University of Nairobi A world-class univ ersity committed to scholarly excellence Search Website Quick Links Faculties/Schools/Institutes About UON Academics Admission Student Life Research Contact Us Home > Academics > Degree Programmes > Degree Information > Degree Regulation A-Z List of UON Departm ets a b c d e f g h ijklmn o p q r s t u v w x y z B.sc. (civil Engineering) Degree Code: F16 Duration: 5 Faculty/School/Institute
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function etc. Abstracy Algebra Groups‚ Cyclic groups‚ Subgroups‚ Normal Groups‚ Lagrange’s theorem‚ Homomorphism‚ Isomorphism‚ Ring‚ Field‚ Vector Spaces‚ Linear Independence of Vectors‚ Basis‚ Dimension‚ Linear Transformation and diagonalisation of Matrices etc. Vector Algebra Scalar and Vector quantities their representation‚ Addition and subtraction of vectors‚ Scalar and vector product of two vectors‚ Scalar triple product‚ Expansion formula of Vector triple product. Trigonometry Simple identities
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quality throughout their life without many changes occurring. Other psychologists such as Gardner believe that intelligence is a talent which develops in an individual through learning and hence the role of genes is very minimal. Raven’s Progressive Matrices was an intelligence test created by John Raven‚ which gave strong evidence that environment effects the intellectual performance of an individual (Cottrell‚ 2003). After further experiments‚ psychologists like Thurnstone‚ Gardner and Guilford came
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THALLUS ORGANIZATION Unicellular Habit Motile form-with flagella Ex.Euglena Non-motile form-w/o flagella Ex.Gloeocapsa Colonial Habit Indeterminate- unlimited aggregates of cell division Determinate-aka Coenobium‚ division is at a fixed rate Filamentous Habit Simple unbranched –cells are capable of cell division‚ growth‚and reproduction Branched-cell division and growth are restricted to the end cells (Cladophora). Growth due to cell division of meristem is called Trichothallic
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Synthesis of terpolymer PLGC: The terpolymer PLGC was synthesized using a reported procedure with a starting monomer ratio of 70:20:10 of L-LA‚ GL and Ɛ-CL respectively using the catalyst tin(II)2-ethyl hexanoate. The chemical reaction is given in the figure1. The yield % of the synthesized polymer was calculated by the equation: Yield %= (Weight of synthesized polymer)/(Weight of the monomers taken) ×100 Characterization of synthesized polymer: Chemical analysis using Fourier transform infrared
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Memorial Hospital Marquia Johnson Ashford University BUS 644 November 25‚ 2014 Professor Donald Platine The American Hospital Association provides suggestion that hospitals can use to measure quality‚ but there is not a set standard that hospitals can follow to measure quality. However‚ there are four standards that many hospitals use or take into consideration when want to measure the quality of the hospital’s performance. The hospital can use regulatory inspection‚ surveys of consumers’
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Quantitative Validation of Rating Models for Low Default Portfolios through Benchmarking The new capital adequacy framework (Basel II) is one of the most fiercely debated topics the financial sector has seen in the recent past. Following a consultation process that lasted several years‚ the regulations formally took effect on January 1‚ 2007. The advanced approaches (the advanced internal ratings-based‚ or A-IRB‚ approach and the advanced measurement approach‚ or AMA) are scheduled to become operational
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IQ TEST RESEARCH A Research of the Reliability and Validity of the PSYGAT on Different Linguistic Backgrounds Abstract The issue of cultural bias in intelligence tests sparks debates every time the latter is created or administered‚ resulting to many researches into how the reliability and validity of an ability test may differ when assessed on groups from different cultural-linguistic backgrounds. The aim of this study is to test the reliability and validity of the PSYGAT Verbal IQ Test on
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